Video Production Director

Fenton; New York, Washington, Los Angeles, San Francisco (NY, District of Columbia, CA, CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary band $100,000 – $125,000

Year-end discretionary bonus

New business commission incentive

Healthcare plans with employer premium

401K with employer match

Flexible PTO

12 paid company holidays

Hybrid remote/in-office worksite model

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Mobile phone allowance

Job summary

Fenton is seeking a Video Production Director to lead our Creative Production team from concept through post-production, including on-site shoots.

You will collaborate across teams to deliver high-quality visual storytelling for clients with strong social impact. This fast-paced role requires managing multiple projects and deadlines with a calm, collaborative approach.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of relevant production and post-production experience in a client-facing capacity.

Responsibilities

• Produce and direct on-location shoots – hire and manage crew, lead pre-production meetings, prepare talent, conduct interviews, and oversee client relationships.
• Edit across diverse formats and styles including anthem, social media, advertising, documentary, and testimonial.
• Create motion graphics and animation – design and animate titles, lower thirds, kinetic type, and graphic elements in After Effects, or direct motion designers.
• Color and audio finishing – apply color correction, audio mixing, and post-production polishing.
• Collaborate with clients, production, creative, and account teams to deliver cohesive work and guide revisions and approvals.
• Contribute to creative strategy – translate client messaging into visual language with briefs, scripts, storyboards, shot lists.
• Manage production projects and budgets – oversee timelines, budgets, and team workflows.

Skills

Video direction

Client management

Budget management

Team leadership

Storytelling craft

Creative direction

Presentations

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere, After Effects, Audition)

DaVinci Resolve

Figma

Job description

Open position

Video Production Director

Video Production Director – Creative Department (East Coast Location/Hours)

Fenton is the social change agency taking on the world’s toughest challenges in human rights, social and economic justice, environment, education, and public health. Primed with deep issue expertise and powered by the creativity and passion of 80 professionals working across the country, we create strategies for clients to help build a more just, equitable, and sustainable world. A fast-growing and award-winning agency, #1 PR Firm for Nonprofits — O’Dwyer’s, 2026 — we lead the industry in diverse representation, as 61% of our entire staff and 69% of our leadership team are people of color. We are women-led, as 74% of our staff are women.
With a culture steeped in social change and activism, we offer a collaborative work environment, excellent benefits, and a strong sense of purpose and community across the agency. We are also a remote-forward agency, where employees have the flexibility to work from their homes or meet with teams in co-working spaces in New York City, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, and the SF/Bay Area.

We are a fully integrated communications agency with expertise in public relations, digital communications, advertising, and creative services, and a centralized project management department to ensure standardized processes that drive efficiency across the organization at scale.

Overview
We’re looking for a Video Production Director to join our Creative Production team. This role will lead video projects from concept through post-production, including on-the-ground shoots. You’ll collaborate across teams to deliver high-quality visual storytelling for our clients across a range of video outputs. This is a fast-paced role with a lot of variety and momentum, perfect for someone who thrives in a dynamic environment and manages multiple projects and deadlines with confidence. The ideal candidate has experience in social impact storytelling and strong skills in managing the production process to ensure exceptional results.

Responsibilities:

• Produce and direct on-location shoots – hire and manage crew, lead pre-production meetings, prepare talent, conduct interviews, and oversee client relationships.
• Edit across diverse formats and styles– including anthem, social media, advertising, documentary, and testimonial.
• Create motion graphics and animation – Design and animate titles, lower thirds, kinetic type, and graphic elements in After Effects, or direct motion designers, so every video feels on-brand and polished.
• Color and audio finishing – Apply advanced color correction, audio mixing, and post-production polishing to ensure consistency, clarity, and high-quality output across all deliverables.
• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders –With clients,the production, creative, and account teams to deliver cohesive work. Lead client kickoffs, creative presentations, and feedback rounds, and guide clients through revisions and approvals.
• Contribute to creative strategy –Translate client-approved messaging and campaign direction into clear, visual language and impactful, story-driven videos. This includes original creative briefs with script samples, storyboards, and shot lists
• Manage production projects and teams –Oversee production timelines, budgets, and team workflows to keep projects on track and within scope.
• Strengthen and evolve production systems – track projects efficiently, maintain strong communication between internal teams and the client, and continuously refine workflows.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of relevant production and post-production experience delivering the highest-quality work in a client-facing capacity
• Expertise in editing using Adobe Cloud Creative Suite and other industry-standard editing tools (e.g., Premiere, After Effects, Audition, DaVinci Resolve). Experience in Figma a bonus.
• Working knowledge of After Effects and motion graphics, including animated titles, lower thirds, kinetic type, logo animation, and social cuts
• Advanced skills in color correction and grading, with strong attention to consistency and visual quality
• Proficiency in following brand guidelines and transforming brands and branded content into impactful video storytelling
• A strong sense for visual storytelling and a keen eye for detail and continuity
• Skill writing creative briefs that capture objectives, audience, tone, key messages, and deliverables, and that align clients and internal teams before production starts
• Detail-oriented, comfortable working in collaborative cross-departmental environments, and developing procedures that clearly communicate production needs
• Strong presentation and client-management skills, including presenting creative concepts and video work directly to clients and external stakeholders, leading kickoff and review calls, setting expectations, consolidating feedback, and guiding clients through revisions and approvals with a calm, collaborative approach
• Experience managing production budgets, schedules, and external crew and vendors using project management tools to track tasks, manage timelines, and support team coordination
• Experience directing shoots with hired crews, ensuring the creative vision is captured. Interview professional and non-professional subjects, have a keen eye for the visuals being captured, and comfort giving hired crews live direction
• Ability to work in a fast-paced agency environment and successfully work on multiple projects at once
• Critical thinking and creative problem solving
• Ability to successfully work both independently and collaboratively
• Knowledge of accessibility standards as they relate to video production
• A background in impact or documentary filmmaking is a bonus
• Available to work East Coast hours (NYC or Washington, DC)

Fenton Offers

• Commitment to pay equity practices.
• Salary band for this position is $100,000 – $125,000
• Year-end discretionary bonus.
• New business commission incentive.
• Comprehensive healthcare plans with generous employer premium contributions.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• 401K with employer match (50% up to 6% of your salary, eligible at 90 days of employment);
• Profit sharing plan (2% of total W2 earnings, entry date in the succeeding year after completing a year of employment).
• Flexible PTO for exempt staff and a generous accrual policy for non-exempt staff.
• 12 paid company holidays.
• Discretionary company closing between Christmas and New Year’s holidays.
• Pre-tax commuter benefits via WageWorks.
• Mobile phone allowance $100/month.
• We have adopted a hybrid remote/in-office worksite model. You have the option to work remotely from home and travel to Company meetings/events as needed, or work from any of our shared workspaces.
• Team retreats and events to connect with fun, talented co-workers.
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Fenton is an anti-racist and intersectional organization that prioritizes the needs of those who have been historically marginalized or oppressed. We do the work of creating positive social change as an act of repairing the harm done to those who have been and are currently disenfranchised across racial, gender, sexual orientation and preference, religious, and other marginalized backgrounds. We are committed to doing work rooted in justice and equity and to continuing to learn how to do this work better.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please email Human Resources ([e-mail]) and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.